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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015074688 · 7/15/2015 · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Location
221 S. Randall RD, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
NAICS
452910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee working from a pallet mounted on a forklift suffered a fingertip amputation when his finger was caught in the descending forklift mast.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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